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SEEKING VOLUNTEERS: River Cleaning for the period of September 16th to October 25th (Read below for further info)
—> awaiting funding for 2026, meaning no availability for applying for 2026 yet! We will let you know when:)
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River Cleaning: Seeking volunteers for the period of September 16th to October 25th
We are a well-established environmental NGO in Norway and have been fighting marine and river pollution since 2017.
We travel all over Norway tackling the problem of marine pollution first-hand. This is not only important but fun! While getting the experience of working in an environmental organization you also get to see and surround yourself in Norway´s beautiful nature!
Sounds interesting?
MAKE SURE TO READ ALL THE INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE APPLYING!
2025 project: RIVER CLEANING (SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER)
In addition to our coastal work, we are launching a brand-new river cleaning project this autumn! This is the only running project this autumn.
From September 16th to October 25th, a small team will be based at Seletun (about 30 minutes from Bergen), working to clean polluted rivers and waterways that lead into the ocean. These rivers are important transport routes for marine litter, and by stopping the waste upstream, we help prevent ocean pollution before it happens.
We are now looking for 4 dedicated volunteers to join teamleader Kaja on this special mission. You will stay together at Seletun, a peaceful and scenic base close to nature. This is a stationary project that offers great opportunities to go deep into local ecosystems, teamwork, and tangible environmental impact.
The river cleaning crew will be part of our larger effort to combat pollution in Norwegian nature, and this is the first year of what we hope will become a recurring initiative! You’ll be part of something new, meaningful, and important.
📍 Location: Seletun Environmental Hotel, Bergen
📅 Dates: Arrival September 16th, work period September 17th – October 24th, departure October 25th
👥 Crew size: 5 people (1 leader + 4 volunteers)
🏡 Accommodation: Shared volunteer house at Seletun
🍽️ Food: Basic food is provided (3 meals a day)
🛠 Work: Riverbank cleanup, waste collection, basic logistics
If you’re curious to try something new and be part of a small, motivated team doing impactful work inland—this is your chance! Please let us know in your application if you're specifically interested in the River Cleaning Project.
What we´re looking for:
We are looking for people between the ages of 18 to 30 years who have an active lifestyle. You love nature and like to be outside, and you come to our project wanting to help the environment. You don´t need any experience with clean-ups or environmental work, we will teach you!
It´s also important that you know our expectations of you as a volunteer. You will be expected to work hard. Anyone who expected a vacation or a holiday type of stay will be disappointed. However, if you read through all our information and feel that you´re the right person for volunteering with us, we promise an experience of a lifetime! You will get friends for life, and experience Norway´s beautiful nature while doing something good for the environment.
Who are we?
Our organization was founded in 1993 and is a well-established environmental NGO in Norway with headquarters in Bergen, and regional offices in Tromsø, Trondheim, and Oslo. In our work for environmental protection, we do not only focus on marine pollution. Our fields consist of all direct and indirect cases between environmental protection and social welfare, such as climate, ecosystem protection, the marine environment, food security, indigenous rights, politics, building protection, etc. Basically, everything concerning the environment, our climate, and society are all fields we are involved in. Furthermore, as many of the environmental cases we are concerned with have an international reach and character, we extend our work outwards as needed.
Our NGO has since 2017 had a clear goal and path for stopping marine pollution. In those years, we have traveled up and down the Norwegian coastline three times, while also having longer missions in different parts of the country. Over 3000 volunteers have joined our project, among those 60 have been long-term volunteers.
We have collected over 300 000 kg of marine litter and educated over 40 000 kids and students.
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HOW TO APPLY:
- Answer ALL the following questions thoroughly when reaching out to us :)
Contact information:
- Full name
- Gender
- Age
- Nationality
- Email
- Phone number
- Home address
Media:
If you have, please add your Facebook and Instagram URL link.
Let us get to know you :)
- Tell us a bit more about you. We want to get to know you as a person, for example, what your favorite things to do are, what goals you have and what´s important for you in life
- Why should we choose you?
Skills
Do you have any special skills or experience we should know about?
For example:
- Maritime Experience
- First AID, CPR, Lifeguard, swim guard, or other medical experience
- Photography, filmmaking, media, publishing
- Team leading, personal trainer, motivator, etc.
A bit more information about you:
- Do you have any food allergies? (If yes, please elaborate)
- Your food preferences (I eat everything / Vegan / Vegetarian)
- Any physical or mental illnesses? (yes/no)
- Health insurance? (yes/no)
- Tetanus Vaccine? (yes/no)
- Driver’s License (yes/no)
- Boat Driver’s License (yes/no)
Emergency contact:
We need a contact to call if something happens to you when volunteering with us.
- Name, Phone number, and email of emergency contact
Lastly, how long are you willing to stay with us?
(The longer you can stay, the higher the probability it is that we choose you)
*We´re currently working on making a web page where we provide you with even more information about the project. If you send in an application and are accepted we will send you all the information you will need in the meantime. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us :)
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Bénévolat
Pratique d’une langue
Aide avec des éco-projets
Enseignement
Bricolage et construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Entretien général
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Travelers who come to our project will find a meeting ground for many different nationalities and cultures, among learning about the Norwegian culture and history we often try to make different dishes from the countries our volunteers are from; and you will also get to taste some proper Norwegian food.
You will be introduced to our local communities along the coast, visiting cities and villages to see how we live and protect nature. You will also meet the younger generations through lectures, and probably have some interesting chats with locals on beach cleaning events.
You will create international connections by volunteering for one of Norway´s most established environmental NGO, while also likely learn a lot about environmental protection and politics from us, as these are topics we often discuss.
If you're interested you can also learn a lot about being on the ocean, driving a boat, map navigation, and boat knots, etc.
On top of that you will meet people from all over the world, creating contacts and friends for life :)
Aide
We need help to stop marine and river pollution! You can be an important part of doing that with beach/ river cleaning and spreading awareness through conversations and social media. You will take part in daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning, maintenance with the boat, and of course, learn how to drive a boat.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Norwegian bokmål: Courant
Hébergement
Our accommodation consists of houses, cabins and/or sometimes community buildings. It is in general good standards on the places we live. There is always access to a kitchen, shower and washing machine. However, keep in mind that we live on a small area together over a longer period, and you will have to share rooms (and sometimes double beds) with other volunteers of same gender.
Meals are made by the group 3-4 times a day. We decide collectively on what to eat. If you have special preferences, you may bring personal food. We serve fish, meat and vegetables, and water to drink. However, we try to keep it as sustainable as possible
We provide meals which the group makes and decides on together. Usually, we have 3-4 meals a day. We serve fish, meat and vegetables, and water to drink. However, we try to keep our food consumption and living pattern as sustainable as possible, and usually if there is one or two vegetarians in the group, we all eat vegetarian. But there will always be possible to catch some fish for dinner and to buy meat at the grocery store if wanted. If you have any special preferences, you can bring personal food, or get it when we go to the grocery store.
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On your time off there will be plenty of opportunities to explore the places were at, go hiking and other fun activities. We might also go out with the boat and catch some fish for dinner.
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Ida and the team
Ps: we all got inspired to start crocheting because of you
Loft of love, the crew!
From Norway with love <3 -Ida
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